Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins

These are so yummy!  You'll love them.  We like using fresh pumpkin but you can use canned also.  If you want to use fresh pumpkin but do not know how I'll tell you.   Take a small sugar pumpkin.  Cut off the top.  Take out the seeds and pulp.   Wrap in foil. Bake at 375 for 1 hour.   Scrape the inside out.   

Now for the good stuff.  You will need:

• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 16 oz pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1c vegetable oil , I use olive oil
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
•  1/4 teaspoon clove
•  1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.  I like fresh ground
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bag semi dark chocolate chips 

I mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.   Then in my stand mixer I blend the eggs, oil and sugar for a couple minutes.   Then I add the pumpkin, then the vanilla.  Continue to beat until well mixed.

Slowly add in the dry ingredients.     Fold in chocolate chips.

Then put in your lined muffin pans and bake for 20 mins at 375.

Enjoy,

♥Heather